Pottawatomie County--Lab Analyses

Data extracted from Table 1 in Bull. 1060-C; full table can be view on main Pottawatomie page.

Classification of material:Limestone
Location:SW SW NW sec. 21, T. 9 S., R. 11 E.
39.25405, -96.20255
Lithologic unit:Americus limestone member
Estimated amount
of material
(cubic yards)
Average thickness
(feet)
Accessibility
Material Overburden
1,400 2 1.5 Good
Authority for Test Data State Highway Commission of Kansas (sieve analysis and lab tests)
and U.S. Geological Survey (collection and description)
Laboratory No. 66234
Date of Test 1-23-1950
Description of materials
Massive dense light bluish-gray limestone; weathers gray shaly. Acceptable for aggregate. Thinness of the two layers of this limestone make it suitable for masonry stone in drainage structures.
Laboratory Test Data
Weight per cubic foot
(pounds dry)
 
Specific Gravity
(saturated)
2.60
Comprehensive strength ratio
(figures in parenthesis refer
to numbered days)
 
Los Angeles abrasion
percent wear
30.1
Los Angeles grading A
Deval abrasion (rock)
percent wear
 
Freeze and Thaw Soundness
loss ratio (25 cycles)
.92
Toughness  
Absorption 2.39

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